The Church and Town Lands Charity Town Branch

Analysis

The Church and Town Lands Charity Town Branch is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in June 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Church and Town Lands Charity Town Branch reported income of £15k and spending of £20k, spending 137% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £13k to £15k (+15%), an average of +3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Church and Town Lands Charity Town Branch sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Newman Hall Home for Pensioners (£15k), Group Five (£15k) and The Heartwarmers Foundation (£15k).